Abstract: A control apparatus for a vehicle includes an air conditioner configured to perform pre-air-conditioning for previously air-conditioning an inside of a vehicle cabin before a user gets in the vehicle. The control apparatus includes: a determining unit configured to, when the air conditioner is performing the pre-air-conditioning, determine whether an operation of a heating device or cooling device is required, the heating device and the cooling device being mounted on the vehicle to improve comfort of the user; and a device control unit configured to operate one of the heating device and the cooling device, whose operation is determined to be required by the determining unit.

Abstract: A press brake has a lower table arranged at lower part of left and right side frames, an upper table arranged at upper part of the side frames and facing the lower table, one of the upper and lower tables serving as a ram to be moved vertically, and left and right vertical driving units arranged on the side frames, respectively, to move the ram vertically. Strain detecting sensors are arranged on inner and outer side faces, respectively, of each of the left and right side frames, to detect strain of the side frames in such a way as to cancel horizontal deflection of the side frames and detect vertical deflection thereof.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus includes a facsimile control unit, a subbox generating unit, and a facsimile managing unit. The facsimile control unit is configured to obtain facsimile image data of a received facsimile. The subbox generating unit is configured to (a) extract receiver information or sender information from the facsimile image data, (b) determine a company name, one or plural belonging group names and a name of a receiver or a sender that are continuously included in the receiver information or the sender information, and (c) hierarchically generate subboxes on the basis of the determined company name, the determined one or plural belonging group names and the determined name. The facsimile managing unit is configured to store the facsimile image data into a subbox of which a name is the same as the determined name in a lowest layer among the subboxes hierarchically generated.

Abstract: A communication control device and method that determine whether non-standard communication with a plurality of communications devices via a network is possible. The communication control device and method receive a communication request from a communication device, select as a communication partner another communication device that is specified by the communication device requesting communication, and prepares to implement one of a plurality of types of non-standard communication if such communication is possible with the communication device. If the non-standard communication is possible, the communication control device and method establish a communication session between the specified communication partner and the communication device. However, when the non-standard communication is not possible, the device and method cease communication with the communication device.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes an operation display unit for displaying an email generation screen containing content of an opponent machine-generated email as an original message input in a message input field, and for receiving an operation to input a new message, and a control unit for generating own machine-generated email containing email text of the input message. The control unit performs a signature process to insert an own machine user's signature in case where the original message does not contain the own machine user's signature, while it does not perform the signature process in case where the original message contains the own machine user's signature.

Abstract: A communication device includes a communication section and an encrypting section. When the communication section receives from a communication control device alternative address information indicating an address of an alternative device registered as a transfer destination after a communication request for communication with a specified device is transmitted to the communication control device, the communication section determines the alternative device as the communication partner and transmits to-be-transmitted data that is encrypted by the encrypting section to the alternative device. The transfer destination indicates a transfer destination of the data to be transmitted to the specified device.

Abstract: A press brake has a lower table arranged at lower part of left and right side frames, an upper table arranged at upper part of the side frames and facing the lower table, one of the upper and lower tables serving as a ram to be moved vertically, and left and right vertical driving units arranged on the side frames, respectively, to move the ram vertically. Strain detecting sensors are arranged on inner and outer side faces, respectively, of each of the left and right side frames, to detect strain of the side frames in such a way as to cancel horizontal deflection of the side frames and detect vertical deflection thereof.

Abstract: A communication device includes a communication section and an encrypting section. When the communication section receives from a communication control device alternative address information indicating an address of an alternative device registered as a transfer destination after a communication request for communication with a specified device is transmitted to the communication control device, the communication section determines the alternative device as the communication partner and transmits to-be-transmitted data that is encrypted by the encrypting section to the alternative device. The transfer destination indicates a transfer destination of the data to be transmitted to the specified device.

Abstract: When a communication request sent by a communication requester includes a non-standard communication implementation request requesting implementation of non-standard communication, a control section selects a specified device as a communication partner even if an alternative device that performs communication with the communication requester for the specified device is assigned to the specified device. The specified device is a communication device specified as the communication partner by the communication requester.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus includes a data acquisition section, a timer section, an image processing section, a storage section, a fax transmission section, a reference time changing section, and a time modifying section. When the reference time changing section changes a reference time in the middle of fax transmission from the fax transmission section to a destination, the time modifying section standardizes times of day for use in generating time-stamp representations to be synthesized on all pieces of page data being subject to the fax transmission to the times of day in either the reference time before or after being changed. Thus, a facsimile apparatus as the destination obtains images of the pieces of page data to which their respective time-stamp representations indicating the transmission times of day having consistency with the reference time either before or after being changed are attached.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a storage unit, a processing unit, and a communication unit. The storage unit includes a communication storage area for storing communication data, which stores relevant information indicating a time when the reception disabled state is resolved for each of factors of the reception disabled state. The processing unit determines a current factor of the reception disabled state and calculates a reception enabled time until being a reception enabled state by resolving the reception disabled state based on the relevant information corresponding to the determined one or more factors. When data reception from the other party is disabled, the communication unit transmits the reception enabled time calculated by the processing unit as a wait time until the communication apparatus of the other party sends a request to start communication again.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a communication control section and an information acquiring communication control section. When the communication apparatus serving as a destination causes an error requiring repair, the destination communication apparatus determines a processing executable time from an estimated repair period indicated by a maintenance notice acquired by issuing to a maintenance system a maintenance call requesting the repair and sends back to the communication apparatus serving as a source having made a connection request temporal inexecutability information indicating that the destination communication apparatus is temporarily unable to execute a connection processing required by the connection request and containing the processing executable time when the destination communication apparatus becomes able to execute the connection processing.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a communication control section and an information acquiring communication control section. When the communication apparatus serving as a destination causes an error requiring repair, the destination communication apparatus determines a processing executable time from an estimated repair period indicated by a maintenance notice acquired by issuing to a maintenance system a maintenance call requesting the repair and sends back to the communication apparatus serving as a source having made a connection request temporal inexecutability information indicating that the destination communication apparatus is temporarily unable to execute a connection processing required by the connection request and containing the processing executable time when the destination communication apparatus becomes able to execute the connection processing.

Abstract: A facsimile apparatus includes a data acquisition section, a timer section, an image processing section, a storage section, a fax transmission section, a reference time changing section, and a time modifying section. When the reference time changing section changes a reference time in the middle of fax transmission from the fax transmission section to a destination, the time modifying section standardizes times of day for use in generating time-stamp representations to be synthesized on all pieces of page data being subject to the fax transmission to the times of day in either the reference time before or after being changed. Thus, a facsimile apparatus as the destination obtains images of the pieces of page data to which their respective time-stamp representations indicating the transmission times of day having consistency with the reference time either before or after being changed are attached.

Abstract: A communication apparatus includes a storage unit, a processing unit, and a communication unit. The storage unit includes a communication storage area for storing communication data, which stores relevant information indicating a time when the reception disabled state is resolved for each of factors of the reception disabled state. The processing unit determines a current factor of the reception disabled state and calculates a reception enabled time until being a reception enabled state by resolving the reception disabled state based on the relevant information corresponding to the determined one or more factors. When data reception from the other party is disabled, the communication unit transmits the reception enabled time calculated by the processing unit as a wait time until the communication apparatus of the other party sends a request to start communication again.

Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling the regenerating condition by use of a construction machine having an upper revolving structure with a hybrid drive unit, and a lower traveling body, wherein when in a brake mode, the hydraulic motor is neutralized by the internal communication of an inlet port and an outlet port of the hydraulic motor via a communication valve, such that most of the kinetic (inertia) energy is efficiently transduced into electric energy by way of regenerative power generation for electric storage, and such that the switchover between driving and regenerative power generation is rendered in the optimal condition. The control unit determines the control mode of the control unit in accordance with the rotation direction of the hydraulic actuator, the operating direction of the hydraulic actuator controller, the actual rotational velocity of the hydraulic actuator, and the manipulated variable of the hydraulic actuator controller.

Abstract: A game machine includes a game progress controller, a main image display controller, a supplementary information generator, and a sub-image display controller. The game progress controller accepts operational information entered from a touch panel and from other game machines and successively obtains tile objects representing tiles of individual players. The main image display controller defines arrangement zones for the tile objects representing the tiles of the individual players within a main screen area, displays the tile objects so that patterns of tile objects of a primary player are visually recognizable, and substitutes the tile objects obtained by drawing actions for specified ones of the tile objects. The supplementary information generator generates supplementary information regarding the tile objects that are displayed in a visually recognizable fashion. The sub-image display controller displays the supplementary information in a sub-screen area located adjacent to the main screen area.

Abstract: A washing and drying machine includes a water tank, a rotary drum, an irradiating light source and control means. The rotary drum is rotatably supported in the water tank. The irradiating light source is for emitting a light beam including ultra-violet ray to the inside of the rotary drum. The control means controls the irradiating light source such that the light beam including the ultra-violet ray is emitted to the inside of the rotary drum after the end of the drying process.

Abstract: A game server device communicably connected to a plurality of client terminal devices includes: a multiple-choice question communication control unit that obtains player capability information in information on a player who plays at a terminal device; a multiple-choice question related information storage unit that stores secondary games classified according to a player capability respectively; a multiple-choice question communication control unit that distributes to the terminal device in play a secondary game in a classification according to a capability of a player, who is in play, obtained from the terminal device; a multiple-choice question communication control unit that receives play results in regard to play of the distributed secondary game from the plurality of terminal devices; a multiple-choice question management unit that tabulates the play results received from the terminal devices respectively; and a multiple-choice question communication control unit that returns tabulated results to terminal

Abstract: A game machine comprises a game progress controller which accepts operational information entered from a touch panel and from other game machines and successively obtain tile objects representing tiles of individual players, a main image display controller which defines arrangement zones for the tile objects representing the tiles of the individual players within a main screen area, displays the tile objects in such a manner that types of the tile objects of a primary player are visually recognizable, and substitutes the tile objects obtained by drawing actions for specified ones of the tile objects, a supplementary information generator which generates supplementary information regarding the tile objects representing the tiles of the primary player that are displayed in a visually recognizable fashion, and a sub-image display controller which displays the supplementary information in a sub-screen area located adjacent to the main screen area.